Notable Faculty

Genevieve Feliu, MA

Genevieve Feliu, MA

DEAN

Genevieve Feliu serves as dean for the School of Undergraduate Studies at Capella University. She joined Capella in 2007 as an adjunct faculty member and has served as Faculty Chair for General Education since 2009. Genevieve began her foray in the higher education industry in 2002, joining the local community college faculty as a full-time sociology instructor for several years. She has since taught at a number of community colleges, in several instances as one of the first groups of instructors exploring and implementing online learning. By 2005, Genevieve identified the opportunity for rapid prototyping and platform growth in the for-profit industry and joined the faculty of 3 national, exclusively online institutions. Genevieve holds a MA in Sociology from the East Carolina University and a BA from the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

John J. Sullivan, Jr., PhD

John J. Sullivan, Jr., PhD

FACULTY CHAIR

John J. Sullivan, Jr., faculty chair for Public Safety at Capella University, has had a distinguished career in both law enforcement and higher education. Before joining Capella in 2007, Sullivan held positions in a variety of areas, including: agent-in-charge for the Money Laundering Task Force in Palm Beach County, Florida; senior vice-president for the International Center for Distance Learning; founding director of graduate studies in criminal justice at Lynn University; U.S. Customs Agent; police officer and homicide investigator in Kansas City; and federal criminal investigator. Sullivan holds a bachelor's in Behavioral Science from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida; a master's in Management from National-Louis University in Evanston, Illinois, and a PhD in Organization and Management from Capella University.